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Review: Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell

Published by Scribner Released August 12, 2014 272 pages Where I got it: E-galley received from publisher via NetGalley [stars:4] Description (from Goodreads): The fearless memoir of a young forensic pathologist’s rookie season as a NYC medical examiner, and the cases, … Continue reading

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Review: Anyone Who Had a Heart by Burt Bacharach

Published by Harper Released February 26, 2013 320 pages Where I got it: ARC received from publisher Rating: Description (from Goodreads): Over the past six decades, Burt Bacharach’s legendary songwriting has touched millions of devoted listeners all over the world. In Anyone … Continue reading

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Review: Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss

Published by Random House Released February 26, 2013 446 pages Where I got it: ARC received from publisher at ALA Midwinter 2013 Rating: Description (from Goodreads): In the spring of 1999 the heads of the world’s largest processed food companies—from Coca-Cola … Continue reading

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Review: Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History’s Mysteries by Elizabeth MacLeod

Published by Annick Press Released February 4, 2013 156 pages Where I got it: E-galley received from publisher via NetGalley Rating: Description (from publisher): What killed King Tut at such a young age? Was Napoleon poisoned? How did an entire Maya … Continue reading

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Review: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach

Published by W. W. Norton & Company Released April 1, 2013 336 pages Where I got it: ARC received from publisher at ALA Midwinter 2013 Rating: Description (from publisher): The irresistible, ever-curious, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new … Continue reading

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